1998 Syracuse Orangemen football
Orange Bowl, L 10–31 vs. Florida
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record8–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Rogers (2nd as OC, 8th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge DeLeone (1st as DC, 13th overall season)
CaptainScott Kiernan, Rob Konrad, Donovan McNabb, Jason Poles[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
1998 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Syracuse $  6 –1   8 –4  
No. 20 Miami (FL)  5 –2   9 –3  
No. 23 Virginia Tech  5 –2   9 –3  
West Virginia  5 –2   8 –4  
Boston College  3 –4   4 –7  
Rutgers  2 –5   5 –6  
Temple  2 –5   2 –9  
Pittsburgh  0 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 512:30 pmNo. 10 Tennessee*No. 17
ESPNL 33–3449,550
September 123:30 pmat No. 13 Michigan*No. 19
ABCW 38–28111,012
September 1912:00 pmRutgersNo. 13
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN+W 70–1442,716
October 18:00 pmat NC State*No. 11
ESPNL 17–3851,200
October 105:30 pmCincinnati*No. 24
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN2W 63–2147,251
October 173:30 pmat Boston CollegeNo. 23
CBSW 42–2543,413
October 3112:00 pmPittsburghNo. 17
ESPN+W 45–2849,012
November 77:30 pmat West VirginiaNo. 15
ESPNL 28–3554,655
November 148:00 pmNo. 16 Virginia Tech
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN2W 28–2649,336
November 214:00 pmat TempleNo. 24
W 38–712,483
November 283:30 pmNo. 19 Miami (FL)No. 21
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
CBSW 66–1349,521
January 28:00 pmvs. No. 7 Florida*No. 18
ABCL 10–3167,919
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Source:[2]

Syracuse University collected the largest share of the $141.2-million pot that was split among bowl games participating universities. Syracuse received nearly $4.7-million, through its affiliation with the Big East Conference.[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP17191312112423211715TRV2421181825
Coaches Poll1418131311242222191725T2422181724
BCSNot released2017———1515Not released

Roster

1998 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 59 Mark Baniewicz Jr
RB 6 Dee Brown So
WR 12 Kevin Johnson Sr
RB 32 Kyle Johnson So
OL 73 Erik Kaloyanides Fr
WR 85 Sean Kennedy Fr
OL 61 Scott Kiernan Sr
OL 62 Emerson Kilgore So
FB 44 Rob Konrad Sr
RB 28 Kyle McIntosh Sr
QB 5 Donovan McNabb Sr
RB 23 James Mungro RFr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 25 Will Allen So
LB 33 Keith Bulluck Jr
DB 37 Charles Burton  Fr
DE 54 Dwight Freeney Fr
LB 50 Tim Glisker Jr
LB 52 Morlon Greenwood So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Nathan Trout
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-02-18

Game summaries

At Michigan

#19 Syracuse Orangemen (0–1) at #13 Michigan Wolverines (0–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Syracuse 17 7 14038
Michigan 0 7 02128

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: September 12, 1998
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, high 80s
  • Game attendance: 111,012
  • TV: ABC
  • Box Score
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Syracuse PassingDonovan McNabb21/27, 233 Yds, 3 TD
RushingDonovan McNabb19 Rush, 60 Yds, TD
ReceivingKevin Johnson6 Rec, 78 Yds, TD
Michigan PassingTom Brady13/24, 104 Yds, TD, INT
RushingWalter Cross10 Rush, 104 Yds, 2 TD
ReceivingTai Streets5 Rec, 53 Yds, TD

References

  1. ↑ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. ↑ "1998 Football Schedule". Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ Suggs, Welch (January 8, 1999). "Syracuse U. Will Take Home the Most Money From This Season's Bowl Games". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved September 17, 2022.


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